English idioms about Feelings, with meanings, example sentences and audio.
12 topics211 words
Happiness22 words
on top of the worldphrase(of a person) feeling really happy or satisfied
to [make] {one's} dayphraseto make someone's ordinary or dull day more enjoyable or memorable
clear consciencephraseknowledge that gives someone relief as they did nothing wrong and should not feel guilty
(as|) comfortable as an old shoephraseused to describe something that causes one to feel very much at ease
(as|) snug as a bug in a rugphraseused to refer to something that is very soothing and comforting
to [walk|float] on airphraseto feel really happy, excited, or satisfied
tickled pinkphrasefilled with extreme happiness, excitement, or satisfaction
to {one's} heart's contentphraseused when someone wishes to continue doing something as much or as long as they desire
to [lift|raise] {one's} spiritsphraseto bring a positive change to someone's mood or emotional state
in seventh heavenphrasein a state where one is experiencing outmost joy and happiness
in {one's} elementphrasein a good mood because of enjoying what one does or being in a place or situation that one likes
in hog heavenphraseused to indicate a state of great happiness, bliss, or contentment
(as|) happy as a clam (at hot water|)phrase(of a person) very pleased or satisfied
on cloud ninephrasetremendously excited about something
to [be] over the moonphraseto be extremely happy or excited about something
life [is] a bowl of cherriessentenceused to say that life is full of joy and happiness
to [be|feel] at homephraseto feel comfortable or confident in a place, situation, or activity
like a dog with two tailsphrasevery pleased and satisfied with something good that has happened to one
(as|) happy as a flea in a doghousephraseused to describe someone who is very happy and satisfied
(as|) happy as Larryphraseextremely happy and content
happy campernouna person who is very content or satisfied
(as|) (pleased|proud) as Punchphrase(of a person) very pleased, delighted, or satisfied with something
Excitement25 words
in glowing termsphrasein a way that is very favorable or enthusiastic
to [make] {one's} mouth waterphraseto make someone tempted to do or try something
with (all|both|) guns blazingphrasewith a high level of energy or enthusiasm
thrilled to (death|pieces)phrasefeeling very happy and excited about something
to [take] {one's} breath awayphraseto make someone become really amazed
{one's} heart [skip|miss] a beatsentenceused to describe to a person feels a sudden, strong emotional reaction or physical sensation, often due to excitement, surprise, fear, or attraction
to [jump] for joyphraseto feel really happy and fulfilled
to [go] apephraseto become extremely excited or enthusiastic about something
like a kid with a new toyphrasevery thrilled or excited about something new that one has got
like a kid in a (candy store|toy shop)phraseused to refer to someone who is having a really good time and cannot control their excitement
all {one's} Christmases [have] come at oncesentenceused to refer to someone who is extremely pleased with their luck
bored out of {one's} [mind|brain|skull]phraseto be bored to an extreme degree
to [chomp|champ|chafe] at the bitphraseto hardly be able to wait for something due to intense excitement
goose bumpsnouna state in which little bumps appear on the skin and bodily hair becomes upright because of excitement, cold, or fear
on the edge of {one's} [seat]phraseused when one is attentively watching or listening to someone or something with great interest or excitement
to [smack|lick] {one's} lipsphraseto be really excited for something that is about to happen
with bells onphrasein a way that shows one's intense enthusiasm
to [bounce] off the wallsphraseto be full of energy and excitement
bright-eyed and bushy-tailedphrasefull of energy and joy
the world [is] {one's} oystersentenceused to say that one can do whatever one desires
to [knock] {sb} off {one's} feetphraseto overwhelm or defeat someone completely and unexpectedly
to [tickle] {one's} fancyphraseto appeal to someone's particular interests or preferences
make one's mouth waterphraseto make someone tempted to do or try something
go apephraseto become extremely excited or enthusiastic about something
knock somebody off one's feetphraseto surprise or impress someone greatly
Sadness or Discontent15 words
on {one's} consciencephrase(of an unfortunate event) making one feel extreme guilt or sadness
to [eat] {sb} alivephraseto easily defeat someone by being more skilled, powerful, or aggressive compared to them
a lump (in|to) {one's} throatphrasea feeling like something is stuck in one's throat, often caused by strong emotions or the need to cry
to [eat] {one's} heart outphraseto feel deep sadness or disappointment, especially over a lost opportunity or unfulfilled desire
to [open] the floodgatesphraseto cause strong and overwhelming emotional reactions, often leading to a burst of tears, feelings, or memories
{one's} nose out of jointphrasea state of great annoynce or anger
to [take] {sth} to heartphraseto take advice or criticism very seriously and let it greatly influence one's decisions
out of {one's} elementphrasein a place or situation that is unsuitable or disadvantageous to one
sick and tiredphraseannoyed or disgusted by someone or something one has been dealing with for a long time
(down|) in the dumpsphrasevery sad and hopeless
to [cry] {sb} a riverphraseto cry a lot in front of others in order to make them feel guilty or sad
broken heartnouna state of great sorrow and sadness caused by the ending of a romantic relationship or the death of a loved one
to [break] {one's} heartphraseto make someone who loves one go through deep emotional pain and sorrow
eat somebody alivephraseto make someone experience extreme pain or distress
open the floodgatesphraseto cause strong and overwhelming emotional reactions, often leading to a burst of tears, feelings, or memories
Unhappiness & Disappointment11 words
doom and gloomphrasea feeling or attitude that makes one believe that things can only get worse after a certain point
to [reduce] {sb} to tearsphraseto cause someone to cry or become emotional to a significant degree
to [cry|sob] {one's} (eyes|heart) outphraseto cry a lot and in length
{one's} heart [sink]sentenceused to express one's sadness or disappointment about something
down in the mouthphrasefeeling sad or discouraged
kick in the teethphrasesomething that proves to be very shocking and disappointing to one, in a way that ruins one's good mood
like a dying duck in a thunderstormphraseused to describe an individual who is really depressed or sad
(black|dark) [mood]phrasea period of time during which one feels extremely miserable and depressed
long facenouna disappointed or sad facial expression
out of sortsphraseirritated, upset, or slightly unwell
out of whackphraseused to describe a person who is feeling mentally disturbed or unbalanced
Anger17 words
hissy fitnounan outburst of anger or frustration, often characterized by uncontrollable emotional and irrational behavior
{one's} blood [is] upsentenceused to refer to someone who is extremely furious and is ready to start a fight or argument
on the ragphrasesaid of a woman who is behaving very angrily and cannot be reasoned with, due to being in her menstruation period
in high dudgeonphraseused to emphasize or demonstrate that one is extremely unhappy, angry, or irritated
in a huffphrasein a highly agitated or furious state, characterized by the inability to think rationally or make logical decisions
hopping madphrasefeeling extremely angry
bent out of shapephraseirritated or enraged to the point of frustration
to [be] up in arms (about|over|after) {sth}phraseto be extremely angry or upset about something
to [set] {one's} teeth on edgephraseto make someone extremely annoyed or enraged
to [make] {one's} blood boilphraseto cause someone to become extremely angry
to [go] apephraseto become extremely excited or enthusiastic about something
chill pillnounan imaginary pill that is recommended to an angry or anxious person to take as a way of asking them to relax or calm down
to [drive] {sb} up the wallphraseto make someone extremely angry
keep your hair onsentenceused to tell or remind someone not to get too upset or excited about something
to [hit|strike|touch] a (raw|sensitive|) nervephraseto mention or do something that causes someone to become upset or angry
to [get] a rise out of {sb}phraseto intentionally make someone extremely angry
go apephraseto become extremely angry
Rage15 words
to [vent] {one's} spleenphraseto verbally or physically attack someone or something when one is angry about someone or something else
to [lose] {one's} [head]phraseto become greatly annoyed or angry
to [hit] the (roof|ceiling)phraseto become extremely angry with someone or something
to [go] up the wallphraseto react to something in a very angry and furious way
to [go] sparephraseto lose one's temper or become really upset
to [go] off the deep endphraseto suddenly and violently express one's anger
to [blow] {one's} (top|cool|stack|lid)phraseto fail to control one's anger
to [lose] {one's} marblesphraseto become crazy and completely lose control of one's thoughts and emotions
around the bendphrasementally confused and incapable of behaving in a reasonable way
to [go] nutsphraseto act in a very wild or extreme manner, often showing intense anger, excitement, or joy
like a red (flag|rag) to a bullphraseused to refer to something that will surely make someone angry
on edgephraseused to refer to a state in which someone is extremely nervous and unable to relax
more heat than lightphrasea situation or discussion that is filled with intense emotions, arguments, or conflict and lacks clear or useful information
quick tempernouna tendency to quickly lose one's temper
go sparephraseto lose one's temper or become really upset
Losing One's Temper19 words
to [throw] a (wobbly|wobbler)phraseto get extremely angry, upset, or frustrated and behave in an uncontrolled manner
to [rant] and [rave]phraseto display one's anger or frustration by complaining or shouting, particularly for a while
to [scream|shout] (blue|bloody) murderphraseto show one's disagreement, complaint, pain, or anger by shouting or screaming very loudly and in length
a short fusephraseone's tendency to suddenly become enraged due to having low tolerance
to [go] through the roofphraseto become extremely angry, agitated, or upset
worked upphrase(of a person) very angry or upset about something unpleasant that has happened
(as|) red as a cherryphraseused to refer to a situation in which one becomes extremely angry, causing one's face to turn red
to [make] {one's} hackles risephraseto do something that makes someone become extremely angry
to [see] redphraseto suddenly become enraged and uncontrollably angry
(as|) mad as a hornetphraseused to describe someone who suddenly becomes very angry and is unable to stay calm
to [fly] off the handlephraseto suddenly become angry
to [blow] a (fuse|gasket)phraseto suddenly lose one's temper and become extremely angry
to [foam|froth] at the mouthphraseto become extremely furious about something
hot under the collarphraseextremely furious or upset
fit to be tiedphrase(of a person) severely irritated or enraged
to [go] ballisticphraseto suddenly become extremely angry
to [do] {one's} nutphraseto become really angry in a way that causes one to act uncontrollably
go through the roofphraseto become extremely angry, agitated, or upset
(as) red as a cherryphraseused to refer to a situation in which one becomes extremely angry, causing one's face to turn red
Annoyance16 words
under {one's} feetphraseconstantly annoying and interrupting others and their work
to [try|test] {one's} patiencephraseto do something that gradually makes someone angry or upset
to [ruffle] {one's} feathersphraseto do or say something that really annoys, upsets, or offends others
to [rub] {sb} the wrong wayphraseto cause someone to become extremely angry or upset without intending to
to [get|put] {one's} back upphraseto make someone become really annoyed or angry
to [have] had it (up to here|) with {sb/sth}phraseto not have the tolerance to endure more of something
to [get] under {one's} skinphraseto irritate someone to the point of frustration
to [get] {one's} goatphraseto really annoy or frustrate someone
to [get] out of {one's} hairphraseto stop bothering someone so that they can have peace or freedom from annoyance or interference
to [get] up on the wrong side of (the|) bedphraseto start one's day with a bad mood, without any reason in particular
to [get] on {one's} nervesphraseto make someone really mad by constantly doing something that angers or annoys them
to [get] off {one's} backphraseto finally stop criticizing or annoying someone
like a bear with a sore headphraseshowing a very bad mood and reacting unpleasantly to things that would not normally be a problem
cheesed offphrasevery annoyed, frustrated, or displeased about something
browned offphraseextremely dissatisfied or irritated
to [step|tread] on {one's} toesphraseto make a person upset or offended, particularly by interfering in their responsibilities
Irritation18 words
to [push|press] {one's} buttonsphraseto do something that annoys or irritates someone
at the end of {one's} ropephraseleft with no energy or patience to deal with something
to [have] enough of {sb/sth}phraseto no longer have the tolerance to endure more of something
(fed up|sick) to the back teeth (with|of|about) {sth}phrasevery annoyed with a situation that has gone on for an extended period of time
(as|) sour as vinegarphraseused to describe someone who is very unpleasant or bad-tempered
to [get] in {one's} hairphraseto persistently annoy someone by doing something or by simply being around them
to [get|be] in {one's} facephraseto annoy someone by behaving in a very aggressive or direct manner
to [get] up {one's} [nose]phraseto annoy someone so much that they run out of patience
to [drive] {sb} to distractionphraseto constantly annoy someone and ruin their concentration
to [be] on {one's} backphraseto force someone do something that is against their will or by putting a lot of pressure on them
to [breathe] down {one's} neckphraseto closely watch someone and everything they do, particularly in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable
on {one's} [heels]phraseclosely following or pursuing someone or something, often in a persistent or bothersome manner
to [lose|blow] {one's} coolphraseto become suddenly very angry, often to the point of shouting or behaving in an aggressive manner
at {one's} wit's endphrasein a state where a person is so confused or frustrated that they are unable to decide what to do anymore
to lose {one's} shitphraseto suddenly become very angry so that one completely loses control over one's thoughts and actions
son of a bitchphrasea thoroughly mean, despicable, or disagreeable person
son of a gunphraseused to refer to a person one is very annoyed with or hates
on one's heelsphraseclosely following or pursuing someone or something, often in a persistent or bothersome manner
Fear & Terror22 words
to [frighten|scare|terrify] {sb} out of {one's} witsphraseto do something that makes someone really scared
cold sweatnouna state in which one sweats because of being really scared or anxious
to [chill] {sb} to the (bone|marrow)phraseto make someone become extremely terrified
[chill|shiver] [run] (up|down) {one's} [spine]sentenceused when one does or says something that makes someone become extremely scared or excited
to [be] the death of {sb}phraseto cause extreme worry, distress, or discomfort for others
with bated breathphrasein a state of great anticipation, often holding one's breath
to [shake|tremble] like a leafphrase(of a person) to involuntarily shake one's body due to feeling nervous, afraid, or cold
to [scare] the (living|) crap out of {sb}phraseto extremely frighten someone
to [scare] {sb} witlessphraseto do or say something that makes someone become extremely frightened or worried
to [scare] {sb} straightphraseto frighten or shock someone in order to improve or correct their behavior
to [scare] {sb} shitlessphraseto do something that makes someone extremely scared
to [jump|leap] out of {one's} skinphraseto become extremely scared or surprised, causing a strong physical reaction
to [make] {one's} hair stand on endphraseto frighten or shock someone very suddenly or severely
to [shake|quake|tremble] in {one's} (boots|shoes)phraseto shake involuntarily as a response to extreme fear
to [scare|freighten] the (living|) daylights out of {sb}phraseto shock or frighten someone very suddenly or severely
on tenterhooksphrasein a state of great anxiety, suspense, or excitement while waiting for something
like a scalded catphrasein a very restless and agitated state, often due to being shocked or frightened
to [scare] the (living|) shit out of {sb}phraseto intensely frighten or shock someone
rooted (to|in) the (spot|floor|ground)phraseunable to move or act due to being extremely shocked, surprised, or frightened
to [make] {one's} blood run coldphraseto cause a strong feeling of fear in someone
to [make] {one'} (skin|flesh) (crawl|creep)phraseto experience a feeling of discomfort or disgust that causes a tingling feeling
for dear lifephrasewith great effort to avoid injury or save one's life
Anticipation18 words
fever pitchnouna state characterized by great excitement or agitation
to [get|set] {one's} [pulse|heart] racingphraseto make someone extremely excited
like there's no time tomorrowphrasein a way one desires without being concerned about the future
to [pull|tear] {one's} hair outphraseto demonstrate signs of anxiousness, anger, or frustration in difficult situations
on pins and needlesphrasein a very nervous or excited state because of something that is going to happen
like a cat on a hot tin roofphraseused to describe someone who is in a very agitated state of mind
to [have|get] butterflies in {one's} [stomach]phraseto be really excited or nervous about what is going to happen
{one's} [heart] in {one's} mouthphrasean intense feeling of suspense, fear, or nervousness
panic stationsnouna sense of anxiety or urgency, because there is a lot that one must do quickly
to [have] ants in {one's} pantsphraseto have a hard time staying calm due to being extremely nervous or excited about something
to [meet] trouble halfwayphraseto have a tendency to become worried over something that has not yet happened
to [go] postalphraseto become extremely angry, agitated, or uncontrollably violent, typically in a workplace
like a chicken with its head cut offphraseused to describe someone who is extremely confused and excited
[shiver|chill] (down|up) {one's} spinephrasea sudden physical reaction to a strong emotional experience, such as fear, excitement, or awe, typically characterized by a cold or trembling sensation running down the back
to [come|fall] apart at the seamsphraseto experience a breakdown or failure due to overwhelming stress or pressure
in a stewphrasein a very troubled or nervous state
to [have] a cowphraseto be really stressed, angry, or upset about something that has happened or is going to happen
hot to trotphrasehaving a strong and urgent desire to do something
Shame & Embarrassment13 words
to [spare|save] {one's} blushesphraseto avoid doing or saying something that would embarrass someone
to [make] a spectacle of {oneself}phraseto behave in a very foolish and embarrassing way in the presence of others
the (ground|floor|earth) [open] up and [swallow] {sb}sentenceused to wish that one could disappear or not have existed at all so as not to have to tolerate such embarrassment
(as|) red as a beetphraseturning red in the face out of embarrassment
(as|) red as a cherryphraseused to refer to a situation in which one becomes extremely angry, causing one's face to turn red
to [swallow] {one's} pridephraseto have no choice but to do something that is embarrassing in one's standards
to [put] {one's} foot in {one's} mouthphraseto do or say something that leads to someone's embarrassment
[egg] (on|all over) {one's} [face]phrasea situation in which one is badly embarrassed because of what one did or said
to [eat] dirtphraseto regret or feel bad about what one has said earlier
to [eat] humble piephraseto admit one's mistakes or accept a humiliating situation or defeat
red in the facephrasefeeling severely ashamed or embarrassed
(as) red as a cherryphraseused to describe someone who is extremely red in the face due to embarrassment
eat dirtphraseto regret or feel bad about what one has said earlier
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